i firmly believe this administration's refusal to place new detainees at guantanamo bay is hurting our ability to collect intelligence. it seems as though we now either just killed terrorists or give them a round of warnings. dead terrorists do not talk. and the ones we do capture, after 50 minutes or 90 minutes, we are not likely to get the intelligence we need. three years ago, we had the same conversation following the failed christmas day bombing. i am disappointed this scenario seems to be repeating itself. whether he is ultimately tried in federal court is not the primary question. it is whether we maximize our opportunity to gathered good intelligence up front. waiting for a potential plea deal before getting access again, as we saw with the christmas day bomber, is, i believe, simply the wrong approach. the concern we have returned to the dangerous pre-9/11 mind-set where international terrorists are treated as ordinary criminals, this is a mistake we should not repeat. the administration paz's handling also seems to directly contradict the national defense authorization act, w